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IntroducedJan 15, 2026
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Passed SenateMar 19, 2026
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Passed HouseApr 13, 2026
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Became Law
Maryland Senate Bill
Modernizing Civil Relief for Service Members Act
Last Action See all actions
Senate • Apr 13, 2026: Passed Enrolled
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Summary
Comments on SB 242
Tweets
Whip Lists
Sponsors
Votes
YES: 45
- Mr. President
- Ellis
- Hershey
- Lam
- Simonaire
- Attar
- Feldman
- Hester
- Lewis Young
- Smith
- Augustine
- Folden
- Hettleman
- Love
- Sydnor
- Bailey
- Gallion
- Jackson
- Mautz
- Waldstreicher
- Beidle
- Gile
- James
- McCray
- Washington, A.
- Brooks
- Guzzone
- Jennings
- McKay
- Washington, M.
- Carozza
- Harris
- Kagan
- Ready
- Watson
- Charles
- Hayes
- King
- Rosapepe
- West
- Corderman
- Henson
- Kramer
- Salling
- Zucker
NO: 0
YES: 46
- Mr. President
- Ellis
- Hershey
- Lewis Young
- Simonaire
- Attar
- Feldman
- Hester
- Love
- Smith
- Augustine
- Folden
- Hettleman
- Mautz
- Sydnor
- Bailey
- Gallion
- Jackson
- McCray
- Waldstreicher
- Beidle
- Gile
- James
- McKay
- Washington, A.
- Benson
- Guzzone
- Kagan
- Muse
- Washington, M.
- Brooks
- Harris
- King
- Ready
- Watson
- Carozza
- Hayes
- Kramer
- Rosapepe
- West
- Charles
- Henson
- Lam
- Salling
- Zucker
- Corderman
NO: 0
NOT VOTING: 1
YES: 135
- Joseline A. Peña-Melnyk
- Conaway
- Hutchinson
- Nawrocki
- Stein
- Acevero
- Crosby
- Ivey
- Odom
- Stewart
- Adams
- Crutchfield
- Jacobs
- Palakovich Carr
- Stinnett
- Addison
- Cullison
- Johnson, A.
- Pasteur
- Stonko
- Allen
- Davis
- Johnson, S.
- Patterson
- Szeliga
- Alston
- Ebersole
- Jones, D.
- Phillips
- Taveras
- Amprey
- Edelson
- Kaiser
- Pippy
- Taylor
- Anderson
- Embry
- Kaufman
- Pruski
- Terrasa
- Arentz
- Fair
- Kerr
- Qi
- Toles
- Arikan
- Feldmark
- Kipke
- Queen
- Tomlinson
- Bagnall
- Fennell
- Korman
- Reilly
- Turner
- Baker
- Fisher
- Lehman
- Roberson
- Valderrama
- Barnes
- Foley
- Lewis
- Roberts
- Valentine
- Bartlett
- Forbes
- Long, J.
- Rogers
- Vogel
- Beauchamp
- Fraser-Hidalgo
- Long, R.
- Rose
- Watson
- Behler
- Ghrist
- Lopez
- Rosenberg
- Wells
- Bhandari
- Griffith
- Mangione
- Ross
- White Holland
- Boafo
- Guyton
- Martinez
- Ruff
- Wilkins
- Boyce
- Guzzone
- McCaskill
- Sample-Hughes
- Williams
- Buckel
- Harrison
- McComas
- Schindler
- Wilson
- Cardin
- Hartman
- Metzgar
- Schmidt
- Wims
- Chang
- Healey
- Miller
- Shetty
- Wivell
- Charkoudian
- Hill
- Mireku-North
- Simmons
- Woods
- Chisholm
- Hinebaugh
- Moon
- Simpson
- Woorman
- Ciliberti
- Holmes
- Moreno
- Smith
- Wu
- Clippinger
- Hornberger
- Morgan, M.
- Solomon
- Young
- Coley
- Howard
- Morgan, T.
- Spiegel
- Ziegler
NO: 0
ABSENT: 1
Actions
- Apr 13, 2026 | Senate
- Senate Concurs House Amendments
- Third Reading Passed (46-0)
- Passed Enrolled
- Apr 13, 2026 | House
- Third Reading Passed (135-0)
- Apr 09, 2026 | House
- Favorable with Amendments Report by Government, Labor, and Elections
- Favorable with Amendments {323125/1 Adopted
- Second Reading Passed with Amendments
- Mar 26, 2026 | House
- Hearing 3/31 at 1:00 p.m. (Government, Labor, and Elections)
- Mar 20, 2026 | House
- Referred Government, Labor, and Elections Health
- Mar 19, 2026 | Senate
- Third Reading Passed (45-0)
- Mar 18, 2026 | Senate
- Favorable with Amendments Report by Education, Energy, and the Environment
- Favorable with Amendments {353729/1 Adopted
- Second Reading Passed with Amendments
- Feb 03, 2026 | Senate
- Hearing 2/12 at 2:00 p.m. (Education, Energy, and the Environment)
- Jan 15, 2026 | Senate
- First Reading Education, Energy, and the Environment and Finance
Documents
- Fiscal and Policy Note (Revised)PDF
- Vote - Senate - Committee - Education, Energy, and the EnvironmentPDF
- Vote - Senate - Committee - FinancePDF
- Vote - House - Committee - Government, Labor, and ElectionsPDF
- Vote - House - Committee - HealthPDF
- Video: Education, Energy, and the EnvironmentHTML
- Video: Government, Labor, and ElectionsHTML
- Witness ListHTML
- EEE Testimony, INFO -- Mowbray, Breanna
- EEE Virtual - Oral Testimony, UNF -- Doherty, Daniel (Maryland State Dental Association, Maryland Society of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgeons)
- EEE Testimony, UNF -- Vormelker, Will (Maryland Judiciary)
- EEE Testimony, FAV -- Contino, Kara (Office of Senator Simonaire)
- EEE Testimony, FAV -- Westrick, Sara (AARP Maryland)
- EEE Testimony, INFO -- da Silva-Gonzalez, Joana (The Knee Regulatory Research Center)
- EEE Testimony, FAV -- Murphy, Morgan (MD Dept of Veterans Affairs)
- EEE In Person - Oral Testimony, FAV -- Dragics, DAVID (Maryland Military Coalition & Ft. George G. Meade Chapter of the Military Officers Association of America (MOAA))
- EEE Testimony, FAV -- McGee, Christa (Maryland Realtors)
- EEE Testimony, FAV -- Collins, Jocelyn (Public Policy Partners)
- EEE Testimony, FWA -- (MD), State of Maryland
- EEE Testimony, FWA -- State of, Maryland
- EEE Testimony, FWA -- Maryland, State of
- EEE In Person - Oral Testimony, UNF -- Bharucha, Natasha
- EEE Testimony, UNF -- Wise, Steve
- EEE Testimony, FAV -- Maryland, Veterans Caucus (MGA Veterans Caucus)
- EEE Testimony, FAV -- Cross, Dr Cashenna A (Councilwoman At-Large, Glenarden)
- EEE Testimony, INFO -- Delbridge, Theodore (Maryland Institute for EMS Systems (MIEMSS))
- EEE Testimony, FWA -- Jackson, Samira (MD Police Chiefs Assoc. and MD Sheriffs Assoc.)
- EEE Testimony, INFO -- Davidson, Jason (DPSCS)
- EEE Testimony, N/A -- Testimony, All
- GVC Testimony, FAV -- Contino, Kara (Office of Senator Simonaire)
- GVC Testimony, FAV -- Westrick, Sara (AARP Maryland)
- GVC Testimony, FAV -- Dragics, DAVID (Maryland Military Coalition & Ft. George G. Meade Chapter of the Military Officers Association of America (MOAA))
- GVC Testimony, FAV -- Collins, Jocelyn (Public Policy Partners)
- GVC Testimony, INFO -- Mowbray, Breanna
- GVC Testimony, FAV -- Murphy, Morgan (MD Dept of Veterans Affairs)
- GVC Testimony, FAV -- McGee, Christa (Maryland Realtors)
- GVC Testimony, INFO -- da Silva-Gonzalez, Joana (The Knee Regulatory Research Center)
- GVC Testimony, FAV -- Maryland, State of



